Job summary
Are you an experienced clinical pharmacist looking to expand your skills and clinical expertise by providing an enhanced pharmacy service to an Acute Medical ward within the Acute Medicine and Rehabilitation directorate? If so, we have an opportunity for you in the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. In your application, you should state the date you will receive final ratified university certificate and diploma results if you have not completed.

We are looking for an intuitive, enthusiastic and versatile pharmacist to join our diverse and inclusive team to help us deliver excellent compassionate care to our patients via a patient focused clinical pharmacy service.

The pharmacy department at OUH comprises of over 100 staff in the clinical pharmacy team, and we work across all 4 hospital sites.

This role is based at the John Radcliffe hospital within the Acute medicine pharmacy team. We are continually trying to improve the service we provide, learning from each other to optimise what we do and adapting to changing service needs.

Why do our staff like working here?

• Dynamic and rewarding setting
• Vast range of specialities with interesting patients with high levels of complexity
• Large group of supportive peers and consultant pharmacists from diverse backgrounds

Supportive department, with great learning and development opportunities. Opportunities to continually develop your knowledge and be an expert and advocate in acute medicine.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a ward-based clinical pharmacy service according to Trust agreed standards.
• To maintain a clinical expertise and develop particular areas of interest as appropriate and in accordance with the Trust and Pharmacy strategy.
• To provide clinical pharmacy cover to other ward areas within the team on a reciprocal basis.
• To ensure medicines are used appropriately, safely and cost-effectively in accordance with Trust policy, standard operating procedures and medicines legislation.
• To monitor medicines use within the ward area and contribute to clinical governance plans.
• To work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team in developing the pharmacy service.

Please refer to the JD for the full details of the post.

About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Details
Date posted: 29 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year Per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 321-CSS-8321738-B7

Qualifications

• Essential: Masters Degree (4 Year MPharm or equivalent) in Pharmacy
• Essential: Registered as pharmacist with the GPhC
• Essential: Post Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice and due to complete the diploma, or equivalent external credentialling via CPPE/ RPS
• Desirable: Post Graduate Diploma/MSc in Pharmacy Practice or experience/ qualification/ credentialling deemed equivalent.
• Desirable: Independent Prescriber
• Desirable: Completion of formal Leadership program

Experience

• Essential: Direct patient care in more than one setting or clinical area.
• Essential: Working with other health care professionals
• Essential: Communicating complex information via multiple methods to a variety of recipients.
• Essential: Quality improvement, service evaluation or audit
• Essential: Mentoring and training others in a healthcare setting
• Essential: Taking the lead in a team or project
• Desirable: Hospital experience in more than one setting or clinical area
• Desirable: Experience in Pharmaceutical care of patients in critical care or enhanced care setting
• Desirable: Appreciation of funding streams for medicines budgets.
• Desirable: Demonstrating measurable outcomes from quality or service improvement
• Desirable: Preparation of protocols or guidelines

Personal skills

• Essential: Organised and able to manage own time.
• Essential: Evidence based, methodical approach
• Essential: Puzzle/Problem solver
• Essential: Autonomous with awareness of own limitations and knowing when to escalate
• Essential: Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Essential: Accountable and responsible for own decisions
• Desirable: Excellent Clinical Prioritisation
• Desirable: Evidence of balancing conflicting priorities
• Desirable: Member of relevant professional group e.g. UKCPA

Employer details
Employer name: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Pharmacy Department, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
Directorate specialist pharmacist: Patricia Cawte-Dutheil, patricia.cawte-dutheil@ouh.nhs.uk, 01865221836

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.